Many things need to be heard in reverse. The host enjoys playing with life and death, and his fun means a high risk factor.
The Sage Qinglian was a man who understood health preservation. After dinner, he sat for a while, then went outside to walk along the tree-lined path to help digest his food. Seeing him leave, Su Er put down his chopsticks and followed him.
The person opposite asked, "Why don't you go over and take a look?"
Ji Heng's expression didn't reveal anything, he just said, "It's probably about forming a team."
The Green Lotus Sage could naturally hear the footsteps behind him, and waited for others to come over with a smile.
One of the types that needs to be guarded against the most is the Smiling Tiger. Soul also smiled and went straight to the point: "Let me ask a question, can we use team props in a dead end game?"
"Players who cheat will be thrown directly into their own doomed game, and generally they won't be able to form a team even if they use team-building items."
Suer knew this, but he took a back door and thought he was not bound by the conditions.
As expected, the Blue Lotus Sage responded, "Your order has been disrupted, so it can be used."
Hearing this, Su Er breathed a sigh of relief. Being able to go through the dungeon together was better than waiting for news in the outside world. According to the game's style, if he cheated, he would definitely modify his memory, making him forget the whole process.
Catching the micro-expression, the Blue Lotus Sage continued to smile: "You are a smart person, but unfortunately I don't like humans."
At times like this, it's best to just shut up and not respond.
Suer walked slowly along the path, as if he was really just taking a walk.
As the wind blew, the Green Lotus Sage dodged the fallen leaves and said calmly, "The host doesn't like the dead, but watching the struggles of human nature..."
Su Er was actually a little sleepy, and he didn't listen at all.
Nearing the end of the road, the Blue Lotus Sage stopped and said, "In pursuit of dramatic conflict, I've left you a path of survival, but also a path of death."
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Most of the players in the hotel had already returned to their rooms. Ignoring the strange looks, Sur took the elevator upstairs without looking around.
Ji Heng had just finished washing up and was sitting by the window, looking a little lazy, a rare sight.
Su Er returned with two bottles of coffee to refresh himself, and recounted the conversation: "The host was being mysterious, and I don't know what he was trying to say."
Ji Heng held up a blank piece of paper in his hand: "Maybe it has something to do with it."
This was the reward given by the Sage Qinglian on the first day of his arrival. At that time, he used various methods to identify it, but the conclusion he came to was just ordinary paper.
Su Er: "The Blue Lotus Sage said that we can find a way to use it in Nongxu."
Ji Heng raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "Some words are just for listening."
Su Er pondered this sentence carefully and realized that he was practicing Tai Chi. The host was also in the City of Hope, so the answer might only be found from him.
I pondered many questions in my mind until I fell asleep in confusion.
The sun rose at dawn on a new day. When Sur woke up the next day, he sat quietly on the bed for half a minute, his mind completely empty.
Everyone got up very early, and when they arrived at the restaurant, many people had already started eating.
The breakfast format has changed and it is now a buffet.
The Green Lotus Sage only took the steamed buns and a side dish. Before he started eating, he said, "Choice is important."
Many players looked grim as they recalled the fact that they had wasted three days in vain.
Yiju curled her hair with her fingers and waved towards Sul, indicating him to sit next to her.
After Su Er and Ji Heng sat down, she said softly, "The host's mouth is even more poisonous than mine."
Suer smiled and ate breakfast quietly.
As usual, after everyone had finished eating, the Green Lotus Sage slowly spoke, "Today's game is called Dragon and Phoenix Appearing Together."
Su Er didn't sleep well last night, and accidentally said what was in his heart: "It sounds quite festive."
The Green Lotus Sage didn't blame him for interrupting and continued, "The rules are simple. At dusk, mooncakes are eaten in the east of the city, daughters are married in the west, river lanterns are released in the south, and dogwood branches are planted in the north. You can pick anyone you're interested in and join in."
He was so vague that the player had to ask questions.
"Can I only participate in one activity?"
"No restrictions."
Seeing them deep in thought, the Green Lotus Sage smiled and said, "Do what you can. Risk and reward are directly proportional."
The game started late, and a new wave of monsters poured into the cave during the day. Sur did not go to collect tolls and stayed in the hotel peacefully.
The sun sets in the west and the sky turns red.
Suer had dinner early, put on a coat before leaving, and set off with Ji Heng.
There were four buses parked in front of the hotel. He hesitated for a moment, whispered a few words to Ji Heng, and got on the one heading to the west of the city.
The back rows are already full, and everyone seems to prefer the seats at the back.
Coincidentally, except for Li Zicang, all the players who chose to participate in the previous round of the game were here, and Suer was not very familiar with the remaining seven.
As soon as he sat down, someone knocked on the glass outside. When he turned his head, he saw it was Li Zicang.
"I went to the east of the city," he said, "and there were mooncakes there."
"…"
Seeing his greedy look, Su Er suddenly felt that compared with Wu Du and Mo Shi, he was actually not bad. Waving his hand and wishing him good luck, Su Er leaned back in his chair and sighed softly.
Wan Yi was sitting in the row behind him: "I thought you would go to the south or north of the city."
Su Er hummed in confusion, and Ji Heng beside him actually laughed and said, "Because you never play by the rules."
"Dragon and Phoenix Appearing Together" originally refers to happy and auspicious events. Releasing river lanterns has been a way of mourning relatives since ancient times, and there is even a saying that it can help the dead souls to be reborn. Inserting dogwood is a custom of the Double Ninth Festival, which is meant to ward off evil spirits and cure diseases. In addition, the poem "There is one less person when dogwood is inserted everywhere" is so famous that it is a bit creepy to put it in a horror copy.
Neither of these has much to do with "joy".
Since the name of this game is Dragon and Phoenix Appearing Together, it would be better to focus on happy events.
Suhr thought he had misunderstood him: "I want to play it safe."
Wanyi curled his lips and asked meaningfully, "Is that so?", and then stopped talking.
As if to suit the occasion, the driver had two blushes on his pale face and drove very fast without stopping.
The driver looked strange, but for the battle-hardened players, they would just take a second look at him, as their real battlefield was in the west of the city.
As soon as I got off the bus, I saw huge red lanterns hanging high on both sides of the street. It was a sea of red, and if you didn't know better, you'd think it was Chinese New Year. Standing at the intersection was a middle-aged man in his forties. His smile faded when he saw one of the players. "Wearing all black isn't bad luck."
The player named, Qiao Yue, thought to herself, "This is not good." Then, looking at the others, they were all dressed in colorful clothes, including Su Er, who had specially changed into a light blue coat before leaving the house. It wasn't garish and looked very lively.
The middle-aged man didn't seem to want to pursue the matter, but he glanced at Qiao Yue sinisterly. After a moment, he said enthusiastically, "We're still short of a few people for the wedding. Anyone willing to work part-time can sign up."
Then he distributed a form to everyone one by one.
Suer took a quick look and saw waiters, people collecting membership fees, and even guests.
The middle-aged man explained: "The bride's family doesn't have many relatives, so in order to avoid appearing shaky, we have to hire a few extras."
After reading the front, he flipped over. The back was blank. Su Er frowned and asked, "Why is there no role for the groom?"
"…"
The person asking was sincere, but the middle-aged man's expression was not very happy: "It's a happy day, so please be careful about joking."
Su Er was very serious: "Think about it carefully, the bride might have deliberately sent someone to pretend to be a relative to facilitate her escape from the marriage."
He also analyzed several hot cases and said, "What if one party regrets the marriage? At least I'm a backup option."
The middle-aged man's mouth twitched, and he gritted his teeth and said, "That won't happen."
Su Er was helpless: "Then I'll go collect the membership fees."
The middle-aged man hesitated: "This kind of thing is suitable for steady people."
"I have plenty of experience." Su Er patted his chest and assured.
The middle-aged man believed it for the time being.
Wan Yi was puzzled, but seeing that Su Er was so confident and didn't seem to be lying, he asked Ji Heng, "Does he have this kind of experience?"
Ji Heng thought about it and nodded slightly.
I collected a large sum of tolls not long ago, so I definitely have some experience.
There is no limit on the number of people for each profession. Among the eleven players, four of them chose to collect membership fees, one was a waiter, and the rest were guests.
Guests have relatively more freedom, and Suer originally wanted to choose this, but he couldn't resist the greater temptation of collecting money.
Wan Yi had just finished talking to Ji Heng when he caught a glimpse of his expression and was stunned... Why did he look like he was going to run away with the money?
He wasn't the only one who noticed this. Although she liked the idea of young handsome men, Yizhu still said, "Don't run alone."
Su Er nodded, then looked at Ji Heng: "I will take you with me."
"…"
It was just an insignificant little episode that was easily forgotten. No one could escape once they were in the dungeon.
All those entering the city are monsters. This middle-aged man looks like a human being, but it is hard to say what is hidden under his skin.
There was a receptionist standing at the hotel entrance. The red carpet was more than ten meters long and it felt chilly when you stepped on it.
The bustling crowds of people made it seem like a bustling, worldly scene. A banquet was set up on the second floor, with a long table set up by the entrance. Su'er and Ji Heng were assigned to collect the bride's share of money, while Yizhu and Wanyi were responsible for the groom's.
The middle-aged man said that the wedding would be held at 7:30 and went to take charge of the affairs inside.
At 7:10, the first group of uninvited guests arrived. In front of Sull stood a pink sign that read "Women's." The guests glanced at it, and six of them approached him.
Three of them lined up in front of Suer, and the other three were at Ji Heng's place. They were quite orderly.
Originally, he was still smiling faintly, but when he saw what was placed in front of him, the arc of his smile gradually flattened.
The first person presented a chicken, white with red eyes and claws so sharp it could cut through iron like mud. The gift-giver was incredibly thoughtful and gave instructions: "White beast, drink a large bowl of human blood every fifteen minutes."
Su Er accepted it without changing his expression. The gift-giver said sarcastically, "If it can't drink human blood, it will flutter and cause trouble."
There are many monsters here, and where there is human blood, it is to be frankly said that you have to take it yourself. Su Er narrowed his eyes. He could only kill the chicken as a last resort, but there would be trouble later. After all, it was a member of the clan, and he was considered to have damaged the interests of the host family.
Asking the people behind to wait for a moment, Su Er looked at Ji Heng and said, "Go to the toilet, I'll help you collect it first."
It is obviously unwise to keep both of them in jail; the chances of one of them surviving will be greater if one of them is released.
Ji Heng did not refuse. He said "temporarily suspending service" and stood up and walked aside to study the patterns of these guests.
No one gave money, but only living things... poisonous toads, piranhas, all kinds of things. The most disgusting thing was that someone gave a pointy-headed bird, which was said to lay eggs every half hour, but they would hatch in an instant.
If so many monsters were gathered at once and attacked at the same time, even with props, they would not be able to withstand it.
Sur stood up and took a few of the monsters to the middle-aged man. "These are quite lively. I'm afraid they might get lost. Would it be better to keep them all together?"
The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Since I've given it to you for safekeeping, it belongs to you now."
Su Er smiled wryly and emphasized, "This is a gift for the bride."
The middle-aged man insisted that he keep it and refused to give an inch.
The person waiting to give a gift behind him became impatient and called him, so Suer had to come back and continue working.
The white beast held its chicken head and occasionally flicked its claws back, as if ready to attack at any moment. Suer's heart had to remain tense, even so, he still had to register the next visitor's gift.
Just as he lowered his head, the chicken pounced towards him. In order to avoid the sharp claws, Sul fell to the ground when he turned sideways. He did not hesitate in pain and directly raised the stool to block it.
The white beast's claws were so sharp that they broke through the wooden barrier in an instant.
In a flash, Ji Heng appeared beside Su Er, thrusting his dagger forward. The white beast was about to be splattered with blood, but in the blink of an eye, it disappeared.
Ji Heng had not expected such a sudden change and whispered, "Back off."
To prevent monsters from attacking from behind, Sur retreated all the way to a dead corner.
The noise was quite loud, and many of the guests in the hall looked over with a gloating air, ready to enjoy a good show. The players who chose to be waiters were extremely grateful. The host had indeed been right: do what you can; the share money wasn't easy to collect.
At one moment, everyone had different thoughts in their mind, and the next moment, they were completely stunned.
After the white beast disappeared, the monsters on the table mysteriously disappeared one after another in an instant.
As the victim, Suer was leaning against the wall in a very embarrassed manner, also stunned. What happened?
Seeing that the last pointed-headed bird was about to disappear, Su Er's eyes suddenly moved, and he ran to Wan Yi and Yi Zhu, and picked up a monster on the table that was also shocked with one hand: "Give it to me."
Wanyi's throat moved and he nodded.
In a few breaths, the monster disappeared.
Sur stretched out his hand, and the other crow that his fingertips touched screamed and disappeared into thin air.
Looking down at his hands, then at the guests in the hall who were originally gloating, Su Er couldn't help but laugh. He was capturing the nearby monsters in front of them. The monsters that had been causing trouble were now like desperate criminals, fleeing madly.
The guests recovered and immediately began to worry about their own safety.
Theoretically, they shouldn't be afraid of a human being, but why does a mere mortal body have such terrifying power?
A quarter of an hour later, Su Er finally walked towards the inner hall, opened his arms towards the middle-aged man, smiled and said, "Meeting is fate. Come, give me a hug."
The middle-aged man shuddered. Everyone present saw that all the monsters he touched would disappear.
Privately, Suer roughly knew what was going on and predicted that this trick would not work on the middle-aged man. It was just an intentional intimidation.
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Five minutes ago.
Luxurious castle.
"I heard he was cheating?" The Skeleton Ghost King tapped his pale hand bones on the stool. "I've finally waited for this day."
Gou Baopu smiled playfully and twirled the beads in his hand: "Are you sure you want to do this?"
Zhou Linjun took out a stack of red Yin paper: "Reward."
Su Er had previously revealed that he had transferred assets. Gou Bao Pu had initially been reluctant to bother with the matter, but when he saw the red paper, his eyes darkened and he decided to keep it under wraps. After all, he was only responsible for the transfer, so why would he bother with the rest?
He took the red paper and stretched out his hand, saying, "Telekinesis."
As expected, nothing was brought back, but Gou Baopu raised an eyebrow... It was interesting. Suer said before that all the things had been moved, but he could feel that the other party now had some stuff in his hands.
Zhou Linjun was getting impatient waiting.
Gou Baopu: "There are quite a lot of things, but Su'er only has the right to keep many of them."
Zhou Linjun's voice was hoarse: "Find a way to get them all here."
"Okay," Gou Baopu crossed his fingers, "but it will take me a lot more effort."
There was another stack of red paper on the table.
Gou Baopu smiled with satisfaction, the red beads on his wrist flickered slightly, and he murmured again, "Telekinesis."
The moment the words fell, a white monster appeared out of thin air.
This was just the beginning. After a while, crows, toads... all kinds of monsters gathered together. Gou Baopu watched helplessly as a gem on the wall was pecked off by a bird's beak, and he was so angry that his heart ached.
"What's going on..."
Before Zhou Linjun could finish his question, the white beast that was forcibly summoned was frightened and thrashed around in the air, and a pile of filth fell steadily and fiercely on the top of the skeleton's head.